2009

Holographic multiverse and conformal invariance

Garriga, Jaume, Vilenkin, Alexander

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We consider a holographic description of the inflationary multiverse, according to which the wave function of the universe is interpreted as the generating functional for a lower dimensional Euclidean theory.

We analyze a simple model where transitions between inflationary vacua occur through bubble nucleation, and the inflating part of spacetime consists of de Sitter regions separated by thin bubble walls.
In this model, we present some evidence that the dual theory is conformally invariant in the UV.

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